Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points, Ja Morant scored 25 before leaving with what appeared to be a minor right shoulder injury, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the slumping New Orleans Pelicans 132-124 on Friday night.

Taylor Jenkins was proud of the Grizzlies showing 'great resolve' in grinding up Pelicans after a new Ja Morant injury popped up.

Memphis superstar Ja Morant seemed poised for a remarkable game, but the 25-year-old star went down in the third quarter with an apparent shoulder injury. Morant stayed down on the floor before being helped up and whisked to the locker room.

Taylor Jenkins' Grizzlies are sticking to their current minutes allocation gameplan according to Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr.

As they gear up to square off against the New Orleans Pelicans (5-25) on Friday, December 27 at Smoothie King Center, with tip-off at 8:00 PM ET, the Memphis Grizzlies (20-10) have four players currently listed on the injury report.

While the Grizzlies look like they will have no trouble leaving New Orleans with a win, they cannot afford to lose Morant for an extended time. Memphis' next 11 games are all agai

Getting through the NBA’s 82-game season relatively healthy has been a problem for Ja Morant’s ‘lackadaisical’ Memphis Grizzlies. This year has been no different. Unfortunately, a new knockout blow taken against the New Orleans Pelicans will have Grizzlies’ fans and the front office sleeping uneasily to start a five-game road trip.